Exceptional ingredients. Remarkable origins.
A focused portfolio for food, beverage, nutraceutical, wellness and personal care development — available under KAIA or as white label.
SELECTED AMAZONIAN INGREDIENTS. NEW POSSIBILITIES.
KAIA begins with ingredients whose origin, processing and technical characteristics can be understood and communicated clearly.
Guaraná is our first commercial focus. Other Amazonian ingredients and formats are also available by special order in limited quantities, subject to current availability, specification, documentation and commercial qualification.
Selected Maués Guaraná Powder
Fine-milled Maués guaraná powder with naturally occurring caffeine, traceable origin and specifications designed for B2B product development.
Extra virgin BrazilL Nut Oil
A distinctive Amazonian oil with possibilities across culinary, specialty-food, beauty and personal-care applications.
Amazonian cacao + Guaraná
Amazonian cacao and Maués guaraná brought together in a functional chocolate concept for co-development and private-label possibilities.
Ingredients in development
Selected Amazonian and Brazilian botanicals available by special order in limited quantities, subject to availability, specification and documentation.
OUR FIRST INGREDIENT
Guaraná — where our journey begins
In Maués, guaraná is more than an ingredient. It is part of the identity of a place.
The guaraná KAIA is introducing to international product developers comes through relationships built at origin over many years, together with an understanding of how cultivation, roasting, peeling, selection and milling can influence the ingredient that ultimately reaches a formulation.
For us, knowing the ingredient means understanding both its story and its specification.
MORE THAN A SOURCE OF CAFFEINE
Guaraná has been woven into life in Maués for generations, long before it entered modern energy and functional-beverage markets.
The region has also attracted scientific interest. Selected research has examined habitual guaraná consumption among older residents and reported associations with certain metabolic and oxidative markers.
These studies do not establish that guaraná causes longevity or prevents disease. They add another layer of scientific curiosity to a plant whose relationship with Maués runs far deeper than its caffeine content.
Science continues to explore questions that have surrounded guaraná at origin for generations.
NOT ALL GUARANÁ IS THE SAME.
In Maués, guaraná intended for direct consumption is traditionally harvested ripe, pulped, washed, roasted and peeled before milling.
Removing the outer shell changes the sensory experience of the ingredient, creating a finer and less astringent profile than guaraná commonly milled with the shell.
For product developers, these differences matter. Texture, flavour, particle size and processing can influence how guaraná performs in beverages, chocolate, gels, powders and other formulations.
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Technical snapshot
Botanical
Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis
Origin
Maués, Amazonas, Brazil
Composition
100% guaraná powder
Format
Selected guaraná seed powder — not a standardized extract
Processing
Ripe harvest · depulped & washed · wood-fire roasted 6–8h · peeled · hand-selected · stainless-steel milled · vacuum packed
Particle size
0.1–0.2 mm
Caffeine
4.0% ± 0.5%
Moisture
Max 8%
pH
5.6 ± 0.3
Shelf life
2 years, stated storage conditions
Packaging
4 × 5kg vacuum bags / 20kg carton
Production MOQ
100 kg
Commercial term
EXW Maués
BUILT FOR B2B
Ingredients designed for real-world applications.
EXPERIENCE IT FOR YOURSELF
Developing a new food, beverage, chocolate or functional product? Explore selected Maués guaraná firsthand and discover what its origin, processing and sensory characteristics could bring to your next formulation.
From Maués
A place shaped by guaraná.
Maués, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, has one of the world’s deepest historical relationships with guaraná.
Our guaraná is selected, roasted, peeled, hand-selected and finely milled in Maués, Amazonas.
Here, production is not simply agriculture. It is knowledge passed through generations, adapted to rivers, seasons, communities and the realities of life in the Amazon.
Small production volumes, manual harvesting and traditional processing make this fundamentally different from large-scale commodity agriculture.
We don't want to turn this into a commodity.
We want to preserve what makes it valuable.
Amazonian Cacao + Guaraná
When natural energy meets chocolate.
What if a functional product didn’t have to choose between purpose and pleasure?
Amazonian cacao and Maués guaraná come together in an existing product concept that demonstrates exactly the kind of innovation KAIA wants to explore.
Chocolate becomes more than confectionery — it becomes a platform for discovering how exceptional Amazonian ingredients can work together in entirely new ways.
FUNCTIONAL. ENJOYABLE. DISTINCTLY AMAZONIAN.
- Functional Chocolate
- Premium Confectionery
- Hospitality
- Specialty Retail
- Gifting
- Private Label
- Co-Development
Extra Virgin Brazil Nut Oil
A DISTINCTIVE AMAZONIAN OIL WITH MULTIPLE POSSIBILITIES.
Brazil nuts are known around the world. Their oil remains largely undiscovered.
Produced from carefully selected Brazil nuts, this premium Amazonian oil opens opportunities across culinary, specialty food, beauty, personal care and wellness applications, subject to product grade and market requirements.
Applications
- Culinary
- Specialty food
- Beauty
- Personal care
- Cosmetic formulation and wellness
- Subject to grade and market requirements
Biodiversity Made Usable
Selected Amazonian & Brazilian Botanicals.
Some Amazonian plants are extraordinary at origin but difficult to bring into global product development because of perishability, logistics and limited shelf life.
Modern processing technologies such as freeze-drying can transform selected plants into stable, lightweight powders, opening new possibilities for formulation, transportation and international markets.
Jambu
A distinctive Amazonian botanical known for its unique sensory characteristics.
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BOTANICAL NAME
Acmella oleracea
ORIGIN
South America · Strongly associated with the Brazilian Amazon
PLANT TYPE
Herbaceous plant
USED PART
Leaves · Stems · Flower heads
HARVEST
Cultivated in tropical conditions · Availability varies by production cycle
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Distinctive tingling and numbing sensory effect associated with naturally occurring spilanthol.
APPLICATIONS
Food · Beverages · Culinary innovation · Botanical formulations
Açaí
One of the Amazon’s most internationally recognized fruits, available in formats suited to food, beverage and nutrition applications.
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BOTANICAL NAME
Euterpe oleracea
ORIGIN
Brazilian Amazon
PLANT TYPE
Amazonian palm
USED PART
Fruit
HARVEST
Seasonal · Harvest period varies by growing region and production system
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Deep purple fruit valued for its distinctive flavor, lipid fraction and naturally occurring pigments.
APPLICATIONS
Foods · Beverages · Frozen products · Powders · Nutrition formulations
Ora-Pro-Nóbis
A leafy Brazilian plant increasingly explored for plant-based nutrition applications.
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BOTANICAL NAME
Pereskia aculeata
ORIGIN
Tropical Americas · Native range extends into Brazil
PLANT TYPE
Perennial climbing cactus
USED PART
Leaves · Young shoots
HARVEST
Perennial crop · Harvest potential varies with climate and cultivation
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Succulent edible leaves from an unusual leafy cactus, increasingly explored as a plant-based ingredient.
APPLICATIONS
Foods · Plant-based formulations · Culinary applications · Ingredient development
Taioba
An Amazonian leafy ingredient with potential across food and functional formulation.
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BOTANICAL NAME
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
ORIGIN
A tropical Brazilian leafy ingredient with potential across food, culinary and plant-based product development
PLANT TYPE
Large-leaved herbaceous plant
USED PART
Leaves · Petioles · Corms, depending on the specific product and food-grade processing.
HARVEST
Tropical cultivation · Availability varies by production cycle
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Large edible leaves with a long history of use in traditional Brazilian food systems.
APPLICATIONS
Foods · Culinary preparations · Plant-based formulations
Amazonian chicory
A highly aromatic regional botanical with culinary and formulation possibilities.
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BOTANICAL NAME
Eryngium foetidum
ORIGIN
Tropical Americas · Widely used in Northern Brazil
PLANT TYPE
Aromatic herb
USED PART
Leaves
HARVEST
Tropical cultivation · Harvested according to vegetative development
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Highly aromatic herb with an intense, distinctive flavor profile used in Amazonian cuisine.
APPLICATIONS
Seasonings · Foods · Sauces · Culinary formulations
Vinagreira
A colourful botanical ingredient with potential across beverages, food and functional applications.
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BOTANICAL NAME
Hibiscus sabdariffa
ORIGIN
Tropical cultivation · Established in Brazilian food traditions
PLANT TYPE
Herbaceous shrub
USED PART
Leaves or calyces, depending on the available product format.
HARVEST
Seasonal · Timing depends on cultivation region and intended plant part
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical known for its characteristic acidity and naturally intense coloration, depending on variety and plant part.
APPLICATIONS
Foods · Beverages · Culinary preparations · Botanical formulations
Cariru
A regional leafy plant being explored as a differentiated Amazonian ingredient.
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BOTANICAL NAME
Talinum fruticosum (L.) Juss.
Synonym: Talinum triangulare
ORIGIN
Tropical regions · Traditionally consumed in Northern Brazil
PLANT TYPE
Succulent herbaceous plant
USED PART
Leaves · Tender shoots
HARVEST
Tropical cultivation · Multiple harvests may occur during vegetative growth
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Tender leafy botanical traditionally used as a food ingredient in tropical regions.
APPLICATIONS
Foods · Culinary preparations · Plant-based formulations
Sourcing pipeline — availability, specifications and commercial documentation to be confirmed.
The Amazonian Pipeline
One forest. Thousands of possibilities.
KAIA continuously explores ingredients, processing technologies and applications that can transform Amazonian biodiversity into high-value products for international markets.
Biodiversity Made Usable
Experience it for yourself
Guaraná has been part of daily life in the Amazon for generations. Now we’re inviting product developers, formulators and partners to experience it firsthand.